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CNN rules for first US presidential debate: no props, muted microphones Jun 15, 2024 07:33PM

By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first U.S. presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on June 27 will include two commercial breaks, no props and muted microphones except when recognized to speak, CNN said Saturday.

In May, the candidates agreed to face off in two debates including one this month that will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash in... (continue reading...)


Draft Joint Communique for Ukraine Conference in Switzerland Jun 15, 2024 06:17PM

BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) - Following is the complete text of a draft communique issued for the so-called High-level Summit for Peace for Ukraine being hosted in central Switzerland from June 15-16, seen by Reuters on Saturday.

"Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework Switzerland, 15-16 June 2024

"The ongoing war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to cause large-scale human suffering and destruction, and to create... (continue reading...)


Peru economy expands in April, highest growth in over 30 months Jun 15, 2024 05:56PM

By Marco Aquino and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez

(Reuters) - Peru's gross domestic product expanded 5.28% in April from a year earlier, the government's INEI statistics agency said on Saturday, the highest rate in 32 months.

The figure reversed the contraction logged in the prior month and was well above the 1.4% growth predicted by analysts polled by Reuters, also coming above government expectations of a 4% increase.

April's... (continue reading...)


Brazilian women march against bill tightening abortion ban Jun 15, 2024 04:53PM

(Corrects typo in headline)

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Thousands of women protested on Saturday against a bill advancing in Brazil's conservative Congress that would equate abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy to homicide and establish sentences of six to 20 years in prison.

The demonstrators marched along Sao Paulo's main Paulista Avenue carrying banners rejecting the proposal, which they call the most repressive approach to women's... (continue reading...)


UK polls point to 'electoral extinction' for Prime Minister Sunak's Conservatives Jun 15, 2024 04:15PM

By David Milliken

LONDON (Reuters) - Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced "electoral extinction" in July 4's election.

The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in which both the Conservatives and Labour set out their manifestos, and shortly before voters begin to... (continue reading...)


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